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US 11,598,056 B2Granted
Module for a structure
AssigneeInQuik IP Holdings Pty Ltd
InventorsNicholas Bruce Mullaney, James Richard Howell
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Abstract
A construction module for a structure, comprising: a formwork member that includes a base, a pair of parallel side walls that extend upwardly from the base, and a pair of parallel end walls. The base, the side walls and the end walls define a cavity for reinforcement and concrete. A reinforcement member includes an upper portion and a lower portion. When the reinforcement member is located in the cavity and concrete fills the cavity, the lower portion of the reinforcement member and the concrete define an elongate beam.
Claims16
A module for a structure comprising:
- a formwork tray comprising a base and a pair of side walls that extend upwardly therefrom, the base and sidewalls together defining a cavity for reinforcement and concrete, the cavity including an upper section and a lower section;
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- a reinforcement member located in the cavity and comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion extending across a width and along a length of the upper section of the cavity, and the lower portion extending at least substantially along a length of the lower section of the cavity;
- wherein a section of the base projects upwardly from adjacent sections thereof to define a land portion within the cavity that separates the lower section of the cavity into at least two spaced-apart elongate troughs;
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- wherein when concrete fills the cavity and at least partially covers the reinforcement member, the lower portion of the reinforcement member and the concrete together define at least one elongate beam, the land portion defining a volume of the formwork tray that does not receive concrete.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.